Table 1.
Toxicology Elective Content | Content Overlap With: | |
Pharmacology III | Pharmacotherapy II | |
Introduction to toxicology and risk assessment, introduction to emergency management of toxicological emergencies | √ | |
Routes of toxic exposures and classification of effects (local vs. systemic, reversible vs. irreversible, etc), dose-response relationships | √ | |
Target organ toxicity | √ | |
Toxicokinetics and Toxicity testing using in vitro and in vivo models | ||
Principles of chemical carcinogenesis and mutagenesis | ||
Principles of reproductive and developmental toxicology | ||
Principles of radiation toxicology; historic radiation-related accidents | ||
Toxicity of therapeutic agents: sedative/hypnotics, anticholinergic drugs, and neuroleptic drugs | √ | √ |
Toxicity of therapeutic agents: acetaminophen, salicylates, NSAIDs, and steroids | √ | |
Toxicity of therapeutic agents: cardiovascular drugs | √ | |
Toxicity of potential drugs of abuse: opioids and sympathomimetics | √ | √ |
Toxicity of potential drugs of abuse: hallucinogenic agents | √ | |
Toxicity of vitamins, herbs, and alcohols | √ | |
Toxicity of metals | √ | |
Agents of biological and chemical warfare | √ |
Abbreviations: NSAIDS: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs